Logo Logo

/// HD Camcorder Comparison



multiple selection by CTRL + left mouse button
lowest US price max
Manufacturer
On the market since
Video formats ?
Recording Medium ?
more filters
sorted by
models per page
Best values highlighted
view only tested models
diese Seite auf deutsch
 Jump to: Model | Test preview | Video | Configuration | Audio | Still | Misc. | Product Shots | Test results | More information |
2 models found [ Permalink for this page ]   

models compared on this page: JVC GZ-HD40 and Canon HG10

display: 3 models per page sorted by score Best values highlighted
Model

JVC GZ-HD40Canon HG10
Picture ?
Manufacturer JVC About JVC

Canon Informationen zu Canon

Name GZ-HD40HG10
European name ?GZ-HD40HG10
US name ?GZ-HD40VIXIA HG10
lowest US price  920 $
On the market since August 2008 October 2007
Manufacturers URL link to JVClink to Canon
Test preview

[ top ]JVC GZ-HD40Canon HG10
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode
Video

[ top ]JVC GZ-HD40Canon HG10
Video formats ? AVCHD
MPEG2-TS
AVCHD
Recording Medium Built-in hard disk
microSD/microSDHC
Built-in hard disk
video resolutions EU ?AVCHD 1920 x 1080/50i
MPEG2 1920x1080 50i
MPEG2 1440 x1080/50i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/50i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/25p
video resolutions US ?HDV 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1920 x 1080/60i
MPEG2 1920 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/60i
AVCHD 1440 x 1080/24p
Max Bitrate ?17 Mbit/s15 Mbit/s
Compression format ? MPEG2
MPEG4
MPEG4
on-board memory ?120 GB40 GB
Optics
Optics Manufacturer ?JVC HD
 Canon
Optical Zoom ?10 x10 x
Wide Angle 16:9 ?43,6 mm43,6 mm
Filter diameter ?43 mm43 mm
Image Stabilization ?electronical
optical
ND Filter ?No
No
Exchangable optics ?No
No
Image Sensor
Number of sensors ?11
Size of image sensor ?1/3 inch1/2,7 inch
image sensor effective pixel count 16:9 ?2 Pixel 2070000 Pixel
Image Sensor Type ? CMOS
CMOS
Controls
White Balance ?auto
manual
presets
auto
manual
presets
Focus ?auto
manual
auto
Minimum shutter time ?1/40001/2.000
Maximum shutter time ?1/21/2
Apperture control ?auto
manual
auto
manual
AE-Shift
Infrared recording ?No
Yes
Expanded Focus ?No
Yes
Peaking ?Yes
Yes
Signal Processing
Zebra ? Off
70%
100%
Off
Histogram ?No
No
adjustable sharpness ?Yes
Yes
Adjustable color ?No
Yes
Cinegamma ?No
Yes
Black Strech ?No
No
Knee ?No
No
Colorbars ?No
No
Misc.
Shot Transition ?No
No
Custom Presets ?No
No
Set Time Code ?No
No
Configuration

Connections
[ top ]JVC GZ-HD40Canon HG10
FBAS ?
synonymous: RCA, composite		 Out
Out
YC ?
synonymous: S-Video		 No
YUV ?
synonymous: Component Signal		 Out
Out
HDMI ? Out
Out
DV / HDV (FireWire) ?
synonymous: ILink / IEEE-1394		 Out
 
USB ?USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Microphone / Audio input ?Mini-jack
Mini-jack
Headphones ?Mini-jack
Mini-jack
Lanc ?No
No
Time-code interface ?No
No
Genlock ?No
No
Accessory shoe ? Standard
No
HD-SDI ?No
No
Misc.
Weight (without battery)  505 g
Weight (with battery) 450 g 
Battery type  Canon BP-2L13
Battery capacity   
Charger ?internal
internal
Remote control Yes
Yes
Size
Height 73 mm81 mm
Width 68 mm75 mm
Depth 123 mm129 mm
Relative Size ?67
Viewfinder
Viewfinder available ?No
Yes
Color Viewfinder ? Color
Viewfinder format ? 16:9
Viewfinder pixels ? 123000 Pixel
Display
Display available ?Yes
Yes
Color display ?Color
Color
Display size 2,8 Inch2,7 Inch
Display format ?16:916:9
Display pixels ?207000 Pixel 211000 Pixel
Touch Screen ?No
No
External controls
Manual Zoom ?Rocker
Rocker
Manual Focus ?Menu
 Joystick
Manual Aperture ?Menu
No
Focus switcher ?No
No
ND Filter ?No
No
Exp Lock ?No
No
Gain ? No
White balance ?No
No
Push AF ?No
No
Audio Levels ?No
No
Custom Keys ?
synonymous: User buttons		No
No
Audio

[ top ]JVC GZ-HD40Canon HG10
Audio Formats ?MPEG-1 Layer2
Dolby AC-3 Digital 2 channel 48 KHz
Microphone ?Mini-jack external
Stereo internal
Audio Control ?auto
manual
auto
Audio levels ?Screen
No
Still

[ top ]JVC GZ-HD40Canon HG10
Recording Medium ?microSD
hard drive
MiniSD
Medium included ?No
No
Effective pixels ? 2760000 Pixel
Resolutions ?1920x1080
1440x1080
640x480
2432 x 1368		1920x1080
1440x1080
848x480
640x480
2048 x 1536
Standard ?JPEG Exif 2.2
JPEG Exif 2.2
Flash ?No
Yes
Misc.

[ top ]JVC GZ-HD40Canon HG10
Specials -included: dockingstation with USB,AV-Out, component outt and FireWire
-maximum bitrate 17 MPbps AVCHD, 27 Mbps MPEG-2 TS
25 P-Mode
Product Shots

[ top ]JVC GZ-HD40Canon HG10
View 1
View 2
Test results

Test pictures
[ top ]JVC GZ-HD40Canon HG10
luminance resolution
chrominance resolution
lens distortion
test small ISO image
noise / internal microphone
test picture 1200 Lux
Test image 12 lux auto-mode ?
Test image 12 lux optimized ? 
slashCAM rating
Lowlight ?Good 
Resolution ?Satisfactory 
Color performance ?Very good 
subj.Picture impression ?Very good 
Optical Zoom ?Sufficient 
Wide Angle ?Poor 
Configuration / image ?Good 
Configuration / sound ?Satisfactory 
Handling ?Sufficient 
Portability ?Very good 
Photo function ?Sufficient 
Optics ?Good 
Dynamics ?Good 
Conclusion slashCAM
slashCAM rating ?Good
not yet tested
Total score ?
(maximal 570)		342 
Pros + Many manual controls
+ two formats (AVCHD and MPEG2)
+ good image and lowlight quality
 
Cons - the controls are hard to getting used to
- formats are not arbitrarily mixable
 
Conclusion The possibility to record both HD-consumer formats is a good thing, but some details are missing (the formats can not be combined at playback, no backup-tape, no HDV-recording on SD cards).Nice to see that with this introduction of CMOS sensors JVC closed the gap of lagging behind in picture qualityMany important parameters can be adjusted manually, which is great, but the operation requires a little too much patience and practice.If JVC would have included the rich manual controls of the HD7 this cam would have been a real winner for every ambitioned movie maker. 
More information

Reviews and Forums
[ top ]JVC GZ-HD40Canon HG10
slashCAM Review
GZ-HD40 Review
external reviews/tests  www.camcorderinfo.com
Forum posts Problem JVC GZ-HD40
JVC GZ-HD40 and Canon HF200?
SonyHDR-SR11 or Canon HF100 or JVC GZ-HD40
Canon HG10 - noises?
Which hard drive camcorder? Canon HG10? Or something with 1080p? Tip?
Transfer of Shooting from the HG10 on PCs without power supply
Canon HG10 - transfer videos without CD?
SonyHDR-SR10 or Canon HG10
Canon HG10, HG20 or SonyHDR SR10?
Lightweight Tripod for Canon HG10
Will the Canon HG10 of Media Studio Pro 8 (MSP8) supported?
Cutting directly with Canon HG10 or SonySR8
Canon HG10 or HV20?
Canon HG10 or Panasonic HDC-SD5
Canon HG10 - anyone know how the videos on my mac?
Successor to Canon MV20: Canon HG10 or SonyHDR-SR7E?


Please consider that these data have been entered into this database by human beings.Also, the technical information provided by the manufacturers are at times contradictory, incomplete and sometimes even incorrect.Although we take great care checking all information, we can not gurantee for its correctness.Should you find this data to have some omission or error, please let us know! Mail:



update am 9.Februar 2012 - 06:23
slashCAM ist ein Projekt der channelunit GmbH
*Datenschutzhinweis*